On Feb. 11 1959, Dr. Philip S. Hench, recipient of a Nobel Prize in physiology, gave a talk at the Mayo Foundation House ...

From picture books to graphic novels, fantasy to family fun, these must-read books have the power to hook kids of any gender. Some are cultural touchstones that belong in every kid's library. Others ...

In 1662 Charles married Portuguese infanta Catherine of Braganza, daughter of King John IV (she is buried in Portugal). They had no children but Charles had 13 children by various mistresses. Charles ...

Charles’s religious policy came under most scrutiny when in Scotland, he was crowned in Edinburgh with an Anglican ceremony taking place in 1633. Three years later, the Book of Canons was introduced ...

King Charles III went to Auschwitz in January to mark 80 years since the Nazi concentration camp's liberation. The visit followed a tour of Australia, in October, which reignited the debate about ...

It has been tempting to view the C.I.A. as omniscient. Yet Coll’s chastening new book about the events leading up to the Iraq War, in 2003, shows just how often the agency was flying blind.

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John J. Miller is joined by Silvina Sironi of the Word on Fire Institute to discuss the Book of Judith. John J. Miller is joined by Andrew Hui of Yale-NUS College to discuss ‘The Name of the ...

Nashville-based Hensler Development Group announced Wednesday the 27-story apartment tower component of Rolling Mill Hill’s Peabody Union will welcome its first residents in April. According to ...

Looking on at left is executive chef Charles Phan of The Slanted Door restaurant. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, file) Charles Phan, the San Francisco chef credited as an innovator for bringing Vietnamese ...

King Charles III's Sandringham team has released a statement about a last-minute closure at the royal residence. On Tuesday, an Instagram Story was added and it read: "Sandringham Terrace Café ...